Chapter 1028: Cloud High City

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “How is it? Any unexpected gains?”

The Tongxuan rank pill would have some unexpected effects, effects that only the one who took the pill could know.

Ruan Shuangzhou slowly nodded, somewhat excitedly saying, “My second supreme true intent was stuck at a bottleneck for several hundred years, and now it has suddenly become clear!”

The division between ordinary divine kings and top divine kings is merely a division of yuan power realm.

Dao Xuan Ninth Layer is a minor realm with a huge span, from just entering Dao Xuan Ninth Layer to the Great Perfection of Dao Xuan Ninth Layer—this is a very long process.

It is not to say that a top divine king is necessarily stronger than an ordinary divine king.

If one’s comprehension of artistic conception is extremely formidable, an ordinary divine king can still crush a top divine king.

Take Ye Yuan for example; with his comprehension of artistic conception, just entering Dao Xuan Ninth Layer, he could easily crush top divine kings, even peak divine kings.

As for Void Xuan experts, unless they have special means, their yuan power realm is not much stronger than that of peak divine kings.

But their strength can leave peak divine kings in the dust by ten streets.

The Nine True Pill only enhances yuan power; Ruan Shuangzhou never imagined that his second supreme true intent would be comprehended so smoothly.

This was no small improvement to his strength.

Ruan Shuangzhou’s second supreme true intent had been stuck for several hundred years, with basically no hope of breakthrough. Yet this Tongxuan Nine True Pill directly allowed him to comprehend the second supreme true intent.

Ao Qian said in surprise, “Could it be that this Tongxuan Nine True Pill can even enhance comprehension?”

Ruan Shuangzhou was also bewildered and said, “This I do not know! In any case, when I broke through, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck me, and I comprehended it. As for whether it truly enhances comprehension, that remains to be seen in future cultivation.”

Jiang Taicang said with envy, “If it really can enhance comprehension, this Tongxuan pill is too heaven-defying!”

Many divine king experts spend their entire lives unable to break through, all because they fall short in comprehension. If Tongxuan pills can enhance comprehension, their effect on martial artists would be immeasurable!

Ao Qian and the other two looked at Ye Yuan, this time completely convinced.

They were all very senior divine king experts with extraordinary strength. The reason they followed Ye Yuan was out of necessity.

Although they had some understanding of Ye Yuan’s former life’s power, it was all hearsay and not an intuitive cognition.

But now, they were full of motivation, because from Ye Yuan they saw infinite possibilities!

Following Ye Yuan, they might have even greater room for development in the future!

Watching Ye Yuan and his party leave the Dragon Clan, Ao Duo also let out a long sigh of relief.

Having a legitimate Dragon Lord remain in the clan made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Of course, the only regret was that the Sacred Dragon Token could not return to the clan.

“Duo’er, you should stop scheming for the Sacred Dragon Token from now on! Ye Yuan is the common lord of the Dragon Clan, and this will never change. Remember this!” After Ye Yuan left, Ao Yong said solemnly.

“But Ancestor, why is this? Why would a human receive the recognition of the Sacred Dragon Token, and why does he have an atavistic dragon soul?” Ao Duo said unwillingly.

Ye Yuan’s existence was like a fishbone stuck in his throat.

If Ye Yuan was the common lord of the Dragon Clan, then what was he?

Ao Yong shook his head and said, “Although I don’t know why, he definitely has a profound connection with the Dragon Clan! The atavistic dragon soul constitution absolutely cannot appear on a human for no reason. But since it has appeared, we have no choice but to accept it unconditionally! Do not forget the terror of bloodline backlash!”

Ao Duo’s expression changed, and he nodded without speaking.

Ao Yong was silent for a moment, then said, “After Ye Yuan’s rebirth, his opportunities have been heaven-defying; he has probably already borne the heavenly mandate! His becoming the common lord of the Dragon Clan may not be a bad thing for our Dragon Clan. The Sacred Dragon Token in his hands might be more useful than in ours.”

Ao Duo remained silent, but he knew in his heart that the Ancestor spoke the truth. It was just that, being in his position, there were many things he found hard to let go.

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Cloud High City had always been a paradise for alchemists.

Because it bordered the Eternal Medicine Garden, the pill market here was very prosperous.

Especially some wandering alchemists liked to gather here. Over time, it became the third major alchemist power besides the Alchemist Guild and the Medicine King Hall.

Now that the Medicine King Hall had fallen apart, though it still bore the name, it no longer had the substance. Cloud High City leaped to become the second largest alchemy force in the Divine Realm.

The reason Cloud High City could stand firm was its abundant spiritual medicine resources.

Even the Alchemist Guild sometimes came here to gather spiritual medicines.

Of course, the Alchemist Guild was only a loose organization; not all alchemists belonged to it.

Now that the Eternal Medicine Garden was about to open, many martial artists and alchemists had gathered here.

“Wow, there are so many spiritual medicines here! As long as you have money, you can almost refine any pill you want here!” Xiao Ruyan cheered happily.

Coming to Cloud High City, Ye Yuan did not have Xiao Ruyan and Ren Dong go into seclusion to cultivate; instead, he let them come out to broaden their horizons.

This was a paradise for alchemists, with a very strong and open atmosphere of alchemy.

On the streets, besides various stalls selling spiritual medicines, there were also various alchemy dueling platforms.

By paying a certain fee, one could go up on stage to compete in alchemy skills.

Ye Yuan nodded upon hearing this and said, “Although the Eternal Medicine Garden is usually not open, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the outer areas of Cloud High City is higher than elsewhere. Just the outer part alone is enough for martial artists to digest.”

It could be said that Cloud High City was almost built on a pile of spiritual medicines.

“Master, there are so many people dueling in alchemy here. Have you ever dueled here?” Xiao Ruyan suddenly asked curiously.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Of course. Back when I was young and hot-blooded, just after breaking through to the Pill Emperor realm, I stayed here for several years. Those years were also very rewarding for me, your master.”

Xiao Ruyan now knew Ye Yuan’s true identity and realized what an incredible master she had taken.

What happened back in the Hurricane Realm was simply like a master going among a bunch of apprentices—too childish.

As Ye Yuan spoke, a look of reminiscence appeared on his face, with quite an air of recalling the glorious years of the past.

Xiao Ruyan’s eyes lit up at this, and she tugged at Ye Yuan, asking curiously, “Master, tell me about your record! I’m very curious, when you first broke through to Pill Emperor, did you ever fail?”

Ye Yuan suddenly stopped walking, pursed his lips, and smiled, “Why not go and see for yourself?”

Xiao Ruyan was startled and followed Ye Yuan’s gaze to see three huge stone tablets.

“Pill Saint Ranking, Pill Venerable Ranking, Pill Emperor Ranking…”

Xiao Ruyan’s gaze swept over them one by one, finally landing on the Pill Emperor Ranking.

Suddenly, her gaze fixed on it, and her eyes showed an expression of disbelief.